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Mamata Banerjee, who promised doles in Goa, unable to pay pension to retired staff, salaries of KMC contract labourers for 8 months

Besides retired employees, KMC did not pay salaries to its contract staff members and daily wage labourers for the past 8 months.

No party except BJP cares about Ram Mandir, CM Yogi visited 40 times, Modi did Shilanyas: What Ram Mandir chief priest said

Mahant Satyendra Das stated that no political party, including SP, BSP Party and the Congress care about Ram Mandir

Granddaughter of former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa dies of alleged suicide, no suicide note found yet

Soundarya was the daughter of Padma, the eldest daughter of former Karnataka CM and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa.

‘He kicked our mother out of the house for money and left her to die unattended at railway station’: NRI sister levels serious allegations...

Suman Tur said that his brother Navjot Singh Sidhu threw their mother out of the house after their father's death in 1986

Delhi: 11 including 9 women of a family arrested for kidnap, sexual assault, had beaten and paraded a woman on the streets

9 out of the 11 arrested are women. The accused family had assaulted the woman, chopped her hair and had paraded her around the streets with a garland shoes on her neck.

‘Wine not liquor, sale will benefit farmers’: Sanjay Raut defends Uddhav Thackeray govt’s decision to sell wines at supermarkets

Speaking in favour of the Uddhav Thackeray govt's decision Sanjay Raut reportedly said that the decision has been taken to double the farmers' income in the state

Wuhan scientists warn of a new coronavirus strain NeoCov with high infectivity and death rate, 1 in 3 patients can die: Report

The scientists have claimed that highly infectious NeoCov strain needs just one mutation to turn itself into a zoonotic pathogen, capable of infiltrating human cells. 

Goa: TMC Vice President Luizinho Faleiro withdraws candidature from Fatorda assembly, says he wants to campaign in the whole state

Goa TMC leader Luizinho Faleiro withdraws nomination saying that if he contests the polls, he will be confined to his constituency,

Samajwadi Party uses Allahabad for Prayagraj and Faizabad for Ayodhya in candidate list, had renamed 9 districts when in power

In its third list for UP elections, Samajwadi Party used district names Allahabad and Faizabad instead of new names

Bihar: POCSO court completes trial in 4 days, gives death penalty to Mohammad Major for raping a 6-year-old Dalit girl in Araria

The Bihar POCSO Court completed the trail in 4 days and awarded death penalty to accused Mohammad Major (48) on Thursday for raping a 6-year-old girl in Araria in December.

Communist Kerala govt says ‘no’ to Hijab over uniforms for Student Police Cadets: Details

Kerala government has made it clear that the Student Police Cadets (SPC) cannot wear hijab, scarf or full sleeves over their uniform.

Bangladeshi woman Roni Begum was living in Karnataka for 15 years as ‘Payal Ghosh’, had fake voter ID, arrested

Karnataka police have arrested a 27-year-old Bangladeshi Muslim woman who was living in India for 15 years pretending to be a Hindu.

Bihar: ‘Khan Sir’ disappears after FIR as protests by Railway job aspirants gathers political support, read details

The Bihar Police had on Wednesday arrested 4 students involved in the vandalization of trains in Arrah and Patna while protesting against alleged irregularities in the RRB-NTPC exams.

‘Arbitrary and unconstitutional’: Supreme Court scraps suspension of 12 BJP MLAs in the Maharashtra Assembly

Supreme Court today set aside the suspension of 12 BJP MLAs in Maharashtra assembly calling it arbitrary and unconstitutional

‘Muslim women should not be given tickets’: Congress candidate Farah Naeem quits party, says her image was tarnished by party leader

"As long as people like Omkar Singh are part of the Congress, I cannot remain there," Farah Naeem told ANI.

AAP and their ‘freebies’: How ‘free’ electricity lollipop by governments puts a high cost on the public

Free schemes for the whole population are never considered to be feasible policies. They are mere political ploys for votes.

After trains were torched by Railway job aspirants in Bihar, ministry publishes FAQs on recruitment process to clarify doubts

Railway Ministry publishes frequently asked questions over recruitment process after violence by job aspirants in Bihar

UP Elections: Political parties fight it out with songs as Election Commission prioritises digital campaigns and bans physical rallies

Due to restrictions on physical campaigning activities, the songs from various parties have made the UP elections interesting

Kishan Bharwad murder case: Ahmedabad Police nab two suspects, Hindu organizations call bandh tomorrow

Gujarat home minister Harsh Sanghavi informed that two suspects nabbed in the Kishan Bharwad murder case

Congress spokesperson lies about India Pavillion at Dubai Expo 2020, netizens bust false claim by sharing video

Congress leader Shama Mohamad claimed India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 is filled with Modi’s photos, videos prove her wrong

TMC MP and former Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar gets schooled for spreading lies on Padma awards

Jawhar Sircar asked why Dilip Kumar not awarded Padma Vibhushan, while the actor was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2015

The Kashmir Files, movie on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus, advertised at Times Square in New York on Republic Day by volunteers

Advertisements for movie The Kashmir Files were displayed at Times Square in New York by Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora

‘Golden age of Air India lies ahead’, says Tata Group as it officially takes over the airline from the union government

100% shares of Air India officially handed over to Tata Group company Talace Pvt Ltd by the govt along with management control

TMC’s Madan Mitra tears a lotus, says won’t offer to Maa Durga as it is BJP’s symbol: How Netizens are demanding action

TMC MLA Madan Mitra has stated that WB will henceforth not offer the Lotus flower to Maa Durga because it is BJP's symbol

As demand for justice for M Lavanya rises here are 19 cases where Missionaries have traumatised Hindu children

The tragic suicide of Tamil Nadu student M Lavanya is indeed a wake-up call. However, this is not the first case, many Hindu children have been facing harassment at Christian institutions across the country.

“India’s future depends upon development in Uttar Pradesh”, says Amit Shah in Mathura, offers prayers at Bankey Bihari Mandir

Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered prayers at the Bankey Bihari Temple in Mathura during his campaign tour in UP

‘Justice for Lavanya’ takes national centerstage: BJP demands CBI enquiry, bats for law against forceful conversions in Tamil Nadu

BJP held a press conference discussing the issue of Lavanya suicide case over forceful conversion to Christianity in Tamil Nadu

Author Gad Saad says he was astonished to receive a letter from PM Modi on Republic Day, says first politician he followed on Twitter...

PM Modi has written letters to many eminent personalities in the world on the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day, including Gad Saad

Uttar Pradesh: Madarsa cleric rapes 8-year-old girl, makes her swear by the Quran not to talk about the incident with anyone, arrested

Madarsa cleric Jamal Ahmed arrested after he brutally raped a 8-year-old child who came to study at his Madarsa

Cow protection, bringing ‘Hindustan to knees’, anti-Brahmin rants, more: Analysis of order framing sedition, other charges against Sharjeel Imam

Delhi Court has found sufficient grounds to proceed against Sharjeel Imam for offences in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1949 (UAPA) and sedition

Modi, Doval call high level meeting as Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter followers get stuck, Pres Kovind also intervenes

Rahul Gandhi's Twitter follower crisis sends India's top leadership into tizzy.

Madhya Pradesh: Shweta Tiwari lands in controversy after her ‘bra fitting’ remark on God, MP minister orders probe

Shweta Tiwari's comment has created outrage on social media for dragging the name of Hindu Gods in a derogatory statement.

Illegal cow slaughter racket busted in Maharashtra’s Tarapur, FIR filed against 11 after cops were attacked during the operation

Maharashtra Police has registered an FIR against 11 people over illegal slaughtering of cows and selling beef in Tarapur, Palghar

Rift in Punjab Congress widens, 5 party MPs boycott Rahul Gandhi’s state visit ahead of elections: Reports

Ahead of Punjab elections, Rahul Gandhi visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar earlier today along with CM Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu

The siege of Leningrad: When Russian scientists starved themselves to death to preserve the future of the world, in a seed bank

Nine botanists from the Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry, the world's largest seed bank at that time, had starved themselves to death while trying to preserve their collection from Nazi forces that surrounded Leningrad.

‘Modi bashing turning into India bashing’: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi slams Hamid Ansari for his rants against Indian democracy

"Religious intolerance is encouraged in India by portraying the religious majority as a political monopoly." said Hamid Ansari

Elle India distances itself from Rana Ayyub’s brother Arif Ayyub after his tweets attacking the Saudi regime go viral

While Elle India clarified that Arif Ayyub is not associated with the publishing house since August 2019, Ayyub's Facebook profile mentions it as being associated with them.

Chinese military hands over missing 19-year-old Arunachal boy Miram Taron to Indian Army

Miram Taron was handed over to Indian Army by PLA soldiers at the WACHA-DAMAI interaction point in Arunachal Pradesh

Media continues to whitewash Lavanya suicide case ignoring dying declaration, The News Minute says ‘but there are other videos too’

The News Minute tried to assert Lavanya might have been tutored to talk about conversion angle as it was mentioned only in one video

Pakistan: Upset over a new Hindu temple, Islamists raze under construction temple of Hinglaj Mata, 11th attack in 22 months

The incident of razing down of Hinglaj Mata temple in Sindh province of Pakistan took place on Sunday

Wokes ‘cancel’ celebrated author Ruskin Bond for praising PM Modi in his latest book where he pays homage to his beloved country India

Ruskin Bond has paid respect to the country that has been his home for 84 years in his latest book, "A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 Years of Independence," which is drawn on his own experiences and impressions of India.

Gorakhpur court murder case: Dilshad became Hindu to only marry minor Hindu girl, had offered Namaz on Eid and was buried as per Islamic...

Even though Dilshad Hussain had concerted to Hinduism before marrying the minor Hindu girl, in real life he remained a Muslim

Rahul Gandhi makes Modi govt appear like comic book super villain-ish in his shadowboxing with Twitter

Perhaps if Rahul Gandhi starts posting videos of himself cooking or his Pidi dancing, maybe things will improve and he could gain followers as social media influencer at least.

‘Have gone to jail 16 times, will do dacoity at BJP MLA’s house’: Watch SP candidate Mukhiya Gurjar issuing threats

Mukhiya Gurjar said once he gets elected as MLA, he would do dacoity at the current MLA's house and would loot his wealth

Samajwadi Party shares multiple pages of criminal charges against Azam Khan and family, justifies giving them tickets

Samajwadi Party has shared the list of criminal charges against Azam Khan, his wife Tazeen Fatma, and their son Abdullah Azam Khan.

Murder of Hindu youth shocks Ahmedabad, was earlier targeted as he had shared one pic that Muslims found offensive

According to sources, the video shared by Kishan Boliya on social media had an image of Prophet Muhammad.

‘Removed accounts for manipulation and spam’, Twitter says after Rahul Gandhi loses bot followers

Twitter said the platform has zero tolerance for spam and manipulation. It added that they employ advanced tools remove millions of accounts every week for violation of terms.

UP is now known for Kumbh and Ayodhya Deepotsav, Saifai festival organisers will never return to power again: CM Yogi

UP CM said that the state is now known for grand cultural events like the Divya Kumbh and Ayodhya Deepotsav, those who organised Saifai festival will never return to power again.

‘News channel owner forced me to convert to Islam, abused and threatened’: Woman journalist alleges police inaction

The woman alleged owner of News Action Network, an online news channel, was forcing her to convert to Islam and hasn't paid her salary.